I was out in daddy's wood shop

About 17 years old

Stacking up some lumber, sweeping sawdust off the floor

Way over in the corner, I smelled something kinda strange

I looked behind a can of paint, and found a bag of Mary Jane

I thought, "What the hell is this?"

It threw me for a loop

Had me feeling all mixed up

'Cause daddy always told me, "Only hippies smoke that stuff"

Well, I knew damn good and well, he wasn't leaning to the left

And he'd rather die and go to hell than listen to, "The Grateful Dead"

The day I found my daddy's weed

I knew the truth, and it set me free

That's when I learned this apple didn't fall far from the tree

I did a lot of growing up, the day I found my daddy's weed

Now, mom was gettin' groceries, and dad was out of town

So I sat there on the workbench, contemplatin' what I found

I went from feelin' kinda pissed to thinkin', "What the hell?"

I got my bowl out of the truck and broke off a little for myself

You're damn right

That s**t was awful sticky, it had crystals on the leaves

Smelled kinda like a skunk, and kinda like a Christmas tree

It might've come from California or maybe Colorado

But it was on a different level than what I was gettin' down the road

The day I found my daddy's weed

It's one of my favorite memories

That's when I learned this apple didn't fall far from the tree

I did a lot of growin' up, the day I found my daddy's weed

I only hit it once, and damn, it hit me hard

I flew straight to the moon and back, sittin' in the yard

And suddenly, I understood why daddy loved to work so much

And when we heard him out there coughin', it wasn't from the dust

The day I found my daddy's weed

Oh, it still gets to me

The little blonde haired boy who used to bounce upon his knee

Became the man out in the backyard stoned on daddy's weed

All messed up on daddy's weed (la-dah, ra-ra, dah-dah, la-dah, ra-ra, dah-dah)

Daddy's weed (la-dah, ra-ra, dah-dah)

Hmm-mm (la-dah, la-dah)

(La-dah, ra-ra, dah-dah, la-dah, ra-ra, dah-dah)

Oh, daddy's weed (la-dah, ra-ra, dah-dah, la-dah)

Stoned on daddy's weed (la-dah)

Hmm, yeah (la-dah, ra-ra, dah-dah, la-dah, ra-ra, dah-dah)

(La-dah, la, dah-dah)